Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth Vikram Seth signing autographs at Bangla Academy, Dhaka on 17 November 2012 Born (1952-06-20) 20 June 1952 (age 62) Kolkata, India Occupation Novelist, poet Nationality Indian Alma mater St. Michael's High School,Patna The Doon School Corpus Christi College, Oxford Stanford University Genre novels, poetry, libretto, travel writing, children's literature, biography/memoir Notable works A Suitable Boy The Golden Gate An Equal Music A Suitable Girl Vikram Seth's voice Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 22 January 2012. Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has received several awards including Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as "Mappings" and "Beastly tales", are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry Canon.